july took us far and wide: part one

our july started off with a bang.  i suspect yours did too.

some of this man's happiest moments involve explosives.

very safe, and smart, i'm sure.

gwen was quite entertained by the show.

here, my parents aren't sure if they should vacate the premises before the cops show up. 

                       

then we were off to california for a family reunion (which i have close to no pictures of), a couple days in san francisco, parks and natural history museums, and aquariums, and beaches and the like,

and lots and lots of time with cousins,

and dear friends,

and first popsicles, 

and sprucing up the yard for parties, 

and more cousins.

there was so much more july.

part two coming soon.